Kabul International Airport - KBL. Sometimes Khwaja Rawash Airport is located 16 km (9 miles) from Kabul city. 2008 Sept - new international terminal open.
Direct flights from Delhi, Dubai, Frankfurt, Kuwait City, Herat, Islamabad, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jeddah, Kandahar, London-Gatwick, Mashhad, Riyadh, Ürümqi, Sharjah.
10 km west of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. 1.8m passengers annually.
Argentina
Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini International Airport. Located 34 km (21.25 mi) south-southwest of Buenos Aires, 2007 - 7.5m passengers annually
Taxis in Buenos Aires are black with the roof painted yellow, on city streets 24 hours a day, they can be can either be flagged down or phone for a pick up (Radio Taxis). Every taxi carries a meter that shows the exact amount of money you have to pay. For hire when a small red flag/light inside is lit saying LIBRE.
Adelaide Airport - ADL. Servicing 6.3 million passengers. Located adjacent to West Beach approximately 8 kilometres (5 miles) from the city centre.
Brisbane Airport - BNE. Third busiest airport after Sydney and Melbourne airports. 18m passengers annually.
Cairns International Airport - CNS. Located 7 kilometres (4 miles) north of Cairns, Queensland. 3.5m passengers annually
Canberra International Airport - CBR. 8-10 minutes drive from the city centre, 3m annual passengers.
Darwin International Airport - DRW.
Located 13 kilometres from Darwin city centre. 1.7m passengers per year.
Gold Coast Airport/Coolangatta Airport - OOL. Located 100 kilometres south of Brisbane. 3.7 million passengers annually. Australias fastest growing airport.
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport - MEL. Second busiest airport in Australia after Sydney Airport.
Located 20 km northwest of the central business district.
The fourth busiest airport in Australia. The domestic terminal is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the Perth. International terminal is 17 kilometres (10.6 mi). 9m passengers annually.
Paro Airport - PBH. Bhutans only airport, 6 kilometres (3 miles) from Paro
Bolivia
Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport - SRE. Because of the high altitude (9528 feet), many people who arrive at Sucre via air travel can get altitude sickness.
Bosnia
Sarajevo International Airport - SJJ. Located a few kilometers southwest of Sarajevo.
Botswana
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport - GBE. Main airport of Gaborone the capital.
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Taxis in Rio de Janeiro have taximeters by law. A safe bet is to take a Cooperative (they usualy have names starting Coop) or a Yellow Cab that says "radio" on it (look for yellow cabs with a blue stripe). 10/20% more expensive than non-radio cabs, but reliable and safer. If going out of town, work out a price with the driver to wait and bring you back. Its not so easy to get a company to guarantee a car at a later time in rural areas. Tips up to 10%. Brazilian drivers can get a little over excited, leave battle wounded vehicles alone. Cabs are plentiful throughout Rio with the majority being honest. It is illegal for the driver to ask for pre-payment and it usually means he/she has inflated the price. At night it seems acceptable to run red lights.
Cambodia
Phnom Penh International Airport - PNH. Located 7 km (4.3 miles) west of central Phnom Penh. 2m passengers annually.
Cape Verde is a region of islands off the Western coast of Africa, Senegal. Most taxis are relatively new and comfortable if you are in Praia or Sal. It is advisable to agree to the fee before commencing your journey. Fares are usually fixed and known locally. Taxis can also be hired to see the sights around the island.
Amílcar Cabral International Airport/Sal International Airport - DIS. Principal international airport of Cape Verde, located 2 km (1.3 miles) west-southwest from Espargos on Sal Island. 1.5m passengers annually.
Praia
Praia International Airport - RAI. Located about 2 km east of central Praiain the southeastern part of the island of Santiago, average islands temp 25C.
Cayman Islands
Although all three Cayman Islands have landing strips of some kind, most air traffic goes through the Grand Cayman airport
Owen Roberts International Airport - GCM
Located 3 km / 2 miles southeast of George Town on the island of Grand Cayman
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport/Santiago International Airport - SCL. 9 million passengers annually.
El Salvador Bajo Airport - ESR. Located 62km (38 miles) from the city (journey time – 40 minutes). Car-jackings are infrequent in El Salvador but drivers are advised to travel only by day and with the doors locked at all times. New cars, particularly with foreign license plates can be targets.
China
Beijing Capital International Airport - PEK. 北京首都国际机场. Located 20 km to the northeast of Beijing city.
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport - CAN 广州白云国际机场. 31m passengers annually.
Shanghai 上 海
Passengers will not be able to wave down taxis on the street. No empty taxis, which are being blamed for some of the traffic congestion, will be allowed to operate on the roads.
Passengers will have to call a hotline or go to a particular taxi calling point to get a taxi in the future.
These measures will be supported by a network which will monitor and direct over 45,000 taxis and 360 taxi parking sites throughout the city.
Over 10,000 taxi calling points will be available in Shanghai within the next five years.
A Global Positioning System (GPS) will be added to each taxi and a better communication and security system will be available as the network is established.
All of the 45,000 taxis in Shanghai will join the network by 2007 and according to the local transportation bureau, a basic network will be put into use this year which will cover 4,000 taxis. Statistics from the bureau show that a taxi will run 350 kilometres a day on average and over 45 per cent of the taxis on the road are empty at any given time.
Located 16km north of Cali and can be reached by bus or taxi. There are tourism taxis in Bogotá (white) and yellow ones that service the entire city and offer inter-state services. Use taxis with logos or pay the extra through the hotel. Taxis are a fast and affordable way to get through the city. Only use official cars and try to personaly prebook your taxi. Its not advisable to walk at night, especially alone. Do not leave your luggage inside a taxi while you are not. Dont look like a tourist or use your cell phone in public.
El Dorado International Airport - BOG. Located about 15 km (9.3m) west of Bogotá.
Congo
N'Djili International Airport - FIH. Largest of Congos four international airports serving the capital, Kinshasa. Located 17 km (11m) southeast of Kinshasa
Costa Rica
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airportformerley Liberia Int Airport - LIR. One of four international airports in Costa Rica
Juan Santamaria International Airport - SJO. Located in Alajuela about 20 km from the capital San José.
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Cuba
Havana - Jose Marti International - HAV
Located 25 km (14 m) SW of Havana. There are several taxi companies that provide service in Havana, like Habanataxi, Taxi Ok and Panataxi, all charge the same rates. Panataxi use yellow Citroen cars, a call-out service (phone 555556), and are the most comfortable, reliable and cheapest. They wait mainly outside most hotels and at the airport.
Croatia
Dubrovnik Airport - DBV. Located approx 15.5km (9.5m) from Dubrovnik. 2007 - 1.2m passengers
Fiji Nadi Airport is the biggest facility in the region and a hub for flights from Australia and New Zealand. The airport is located on the west coast of Viti Levu, 10 km from Nadi Town. Showers available in the terminal. There is a 24-hour ATM available in the terminal, as well as an ANZ bank in the Arrivals Concourse which is open 24-hours a day.
Suva's Nausori Airport - SUV. Situated within the easterly region of the main Fijian island, Viti Levu, approximately 22 km / 14 miles north-east of Suva, the capital of Fiji.
Many unsolicited "taxi drivers" try to get your attention at the airport. Do NOT accept any offer from them as these are not official Parisian taxi drivers (Taxi Parisien). As a general rule, you need to pay the fare in cash. Some, but not all taxis accept credit cards.
Paris taxis come in all colors but all have the same white sign on the roof "Taxi parisien". Many taxis do not not stop if you attempt to flag them down. Lines at taxi ranks (arrêts taxis) can get long in the late afternoon during the week and on weekend nights. Should you call a taxi rather than hail one at a taxi stand, the base fee will increase according to how far away you are and how long it takes the driver to get there.
2004 - The approximate cost from CDG into the Paris city center is 45 euro plus 1 euro each (2004) for additional pieces of luggage. Tip usually 10% or round up the total. Cars booked though hotels usually include a commission.
2006 - Stationary time (at traffic lights and in traffic jams) costs €24.30 per hr. Taxis take three passengers; there is a €2.45 charge for a fourth. Additional charges (€0.90) are added for luggage over 5kg.
The taxi is available when the white sign on the top is lit. You can't hail cabs less then 50 meters from a taxi rank: wait for the 1st cab in the line (but you can chose another eg if you need a larger vehicle).
You have the right to choose your itinerary and, the driver must give you a receipt if asked
The rates are fixed by the 'prefecture de police' ( the fare card is displayed on the rear left window of the car), controlled (the coloured lights under the roof sign are rate indicators) and shown on the meter and through the rear window.
Not all taxis are fluent in english (and with mispronounced french names), have the address and 5 digit postal code written down.
(wheelchairs free)
There are more than 470 taxi stands in Paris,
To file a complaint or to put in a claim, send the taxi license number, date, and time to:
Préfecture de Police
Service Taxis
36 rue des Morillons
75732 Paris Cedex 15
Toussaint Louverture International Airport - PAP. Serves Haiti's and the capital (Port-au-Prince) as the main international gateway. Located about five miles (2km) from downtown Port-au-Prince
Holland
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol - AMS. Located 20 minutes (17.5 km or 10.8 miles) southwest of Amsterdam. 2007 - 48m passengers annually.
Hong Kong International Airport - HKG. Colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport. 47m passengers annually.
Hungary
Budapest
Dont use taxis without insignias of the well known taxi companies on the front doors (Budapest Taxi, Taxi 2000 or 6X6). Hungarians call these smart plain Mercs etc "hyena taxis", with good reason.
17.6 million passengers. Pre-paid taxis, the problem for a first-timer is that you pay for the ticket inside the airport. You ask them where the taxis leave from and they just say 'outside'. So you go outside with your ticket certificate and a hundred people will be in your face and you see taxis and rickshaws all over the place. Finding the taxi with the correct number can seem like a rather difficult task.
The official taxi tariff from IKA to all parts of Tehran is 120,000 Rials, but you expect to pay a little more up to 150,000 Rials.
Taxi Bisim Banovan (Women Only Lady Taxis) has been formed to provide a safe environment for female travellers in Tehran, where an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 women use private cabs each day. No male passengers are allowed and only female job applicants are accepted. The telephone operators are all women, some of them multilingual to cater for foreign passengers. Lady drivers for lady clients.
In order to hail a taxi anywhere in Iran, one must stand by the roadside and as taxis slow down and roll by, you must yell out the direction in which you wish to travel. If the driver is going in that direction he will stop. If not, he will continue rolling on his way looking for other passengers. For the foreigner unaccustomed to the Iranian procedures of hailing a cab, one might consider practicing by shouting out places that almost no taxi will go, just to get the hang of talking to moving vehicles.
A taxi from each airport to central Tehran takes 30-40 minutes, depending on traffic.
Shared taxis are mostly yellow or orange. If you wish the driver not to pick up any passenger and take you directly to your destination, specify to travel "Darbast". Haggle over the fare. You can also call taxi agencies or ask your hotel to arrange them for you.
Airlines such as Iran air, Iran Aseman, Mahan, Kish Air, and others provide an extensive network of flights to all provincial capitals and places of interest for travellers. Book tickets in advance, availability may be a problem. Using a travel agent is an easy option for reservations.
Iraq
Qadisiyah Expressway, 15 miles from Baghdad airport to the city centre.
2004 - The high-speed drive from the airport costs four times more than the £670 Royal Jordanian charges for a one-way flight from London to Baghdad via Amman. Equates to about £183 a mile compared to 25p a mile for the 2,540 mile flight.
A few thousand pounds will afford you two cars and four Western ex-military bodyguards, usually American, South African or British, packing MP5 submachine guns, M16 rifles and/or AK47 assault rifles. The client rides in one vehicle at speeds averaging 100 mph, while the other, called the "gun car", travels close-by, looking out for potential assailants. This vital route has come under attack from car bombs, suicide attacks, snipers and rocket-propelled grenades. Kidnappings a daily occurrence and Westerners currently being sold to Islamist militant groups for £150,000. "You could jump in an Iraqi taxi with a gun for $20," said one security contractor, but doesnt advise it.
2007 - Baghdad, July 17 – The Iraqi National Investment Authority said it has allowed Summit Global Group to set up a $100 million five-star hotel in the Iraqi capital in accordance with international standards. The hotel is scheduled to be built near Adnan Palace at the intersection of al-Zaytoun St. and al-Qadissiya highway.
2008 July - Foundation stone laid for "The Two Rivers Hotel" between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, Baghdad.
Baghdad International Airport - SDA. Baghdad International can handle up to 7.5 million passengers per year with aircraft of all sizes.
Shannon International Airport - SNN. Located in Shannon, County Clare, around 24 km (15m) from Ennis and 25 km (16m) from Limerick City. Listed as an emergency landing site for the NASA Space Shuttle. 3.6 million passengers annually.
Israel
Ben Gurion International Airport - TLV. 10.2 million passengers annually.
All taxis are white. Milan taxis tend to cost more when called through a hotel. When calling for a radio taxi, the meter starts running as soon as the driver gets the booking! The operator taking your call may not speak English, keep a phrase book to hand.
Malpensa International Airport - MXP. Located 45km from Milan, Italy
(Kingston) Norman Manley International Airport - KIN
(Montego Bay) Sir Donald Sangster International Airport - MBJ
Japan
(Nagoya) Central Japan International Airport Centrair - NGO
(Osaka) Kansai International Airport - KIX. Located on a man made island about 50 km south of Osaka. 17m annual passengers.
(Tokyo) Narita International Airport - NRT. 60 kilometers from downtown Tokyo.
(Tokyo) Haneda Airport/Tokyo International Airport - HND 東京国際空港. Located about 30 minutes south of central Tokyo, handling 60 million passengers per year.
Kazakhstan
Almaty International Airport - ALA
Astana International Airport - TSE
Atyrau International Airport - GUW
Karaganda International Airport - KGF
Kenya
Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport - 18km from the city centre, 25 minutes.
Riga - Red colored taxi cars (Renault 4 door) have the most honest, reliable and helpful drivers, call 800-1313 . White colored taxis from the major company "Riga Taxi" do have the potential to overcharge on trips. Though their dispatchers speak the best English and can be contacted on 800-1010
Lady Taxi Tel: 27 80 09 00, Lady Taxi is the only cab company that employs female only drivers. Visiting Saudis might protest, but many women swear by it, especially at night when safety issues become more important.
Kuala Lumpur International Airport - KUL. 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Kuala Lumpur
Maldives
Malé International Airport - MLE, is the gateway to the Maldive Islands. It is the only international airport in the country and there are four domestic airports. The airport is located on Hulhulé island, about 2.5km (1.5 miles) northeast of Malé
Malta
Malta International Airport - MLA. The only airport in Malta and located 8 kilometres from the Maltese capital Valletta.
Nouakchott International Airport - NKC. Located in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania in West Africa.
Mexico
Mexico City International Airport - MEX. 25.9 million passengers annually.
Moldova
Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar Genghis Khan ULN - No queuing system exists - pushing and shoving is standard. No management and nobody can answer questions. Time, patience and stand your ground!
Menara International Airport - RAC. 2007 - 3m passengers
Mohammed V International Airport - CMN مطار محمد الخامس الدولي 30 km south-east of Casablanca, Moroccos busiest airport. 2007 - 5.8 million passengers.
Tangier
Ibn Batouta International Airport - TNG
Also known as Tangier-Boukhalef Airport, 2007 - 365,000 passengers.
Netherlands
Netherlands Antillies
New Zealand
Auckland Airport - AKL. Located 21 km south of Auckland City centre. Largest and busiest airport in New Zealand with over 12 million passengers annually
North Korea
Sunan International Airport - FNJ. Located 24 km from Pyongyang city centre.
Norway
Panama
Tocumen Panama International Airport. Located 17km (10.5 miles) east of Panama City. Regulated taxis are available with pre-purchased fare.
Pakistan
When you arrive at the airport you will likely be besieged with touts offering you taxis and rooms. It's wise not to book through them and arrange a taxi yourself to your destination.
Islamabad (Benazir Bhutto) International Airport - ISB. 2.8 million passengers.
Karachi - Jinnah International Airport - KHI. (GMT +5). Located 9 miles (15km) from the city of Karachi. Pakistan's largest international airport. 50 minutes by taxi to Karachi. 6 million passengers annually.
Lahore - Allama Iqbal International Airport - LHE. Pakistan's second largest civil airport after Kirachi - Jinnah International Airport. Located about 15 kilometres from Lahore.
Philippines
Manila - Ninoy Aquino International Airport - MNL. Situated 7km south of Manila city.
Diosdado Macapagal International Airport/Clark International Airport - CRK
Primary airport serving Kigali, Rwandas capital and is the main gateway for all destinations in the country. 2004 - 135,000 passengers. One hour flight to Nairobi.
San Marino
Bologna - BLQ
San Marino Airport - SAI
Serbia & Montenegro
Saudi Arabia
Dammam
King Fahd International Airport - DMM مطار الملك فهد الدولي
20 km to the west of Dammam. Largest worldwide by area. 2004 - 2.7m passengers
Jeddah
King Abdulaziz International - JED مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي
2003 - 11.2m passengers
Riyadh
King Khalid International - RUH مطار الملك خالد الدولي
35 km north of Riyadh. 2003 - 9.2m passengers
Seychelles
Seychelles International Airport - SEZ. Located on the island of Mahé, Seychelles near the capital city of Victoria.
Sierra Leone
Freetown
Lungi International Airport - FNA. Located 8 miles to the north of downtown Freetown.
Sierra Leone Airport - SRK
Slovakia
Bratislava - Milan Rastislav Stefanik Airport - BTS. The expressway connecting to most of western Slovakia is 5 minutes away.
Alicante International Airport - ALC. Located 9 km southwest of Alicante. Spains sixth busiest airport by passenger numbers. Serving 9 passengers annually.
Damascus Airport - DAM. Executive Lounge is roomy with good food and several liquors (Islamic country).
Taiwan
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport - TPE
Taipei Songshan Airport - TSA
Tajikistan
Dushanbe Airport - LBD
(capital)
Private hire
Thailand
Also known as New Bangkok International Airport, located 19 miles east of the Bangkok city and handles 76 flights per hour.Connecting flights between Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang Airports, please allow at least 50 minutes to travel (it can be 1-2 hours depending on traffic). The distance between the two airports is about 40 km using the expressway. Bangkok to Pattaya by taxi roughly 1 hour 45. Review here...
Phuket International Airport - HKT ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติภูเก็ต
32 kilometres from Phuket City
Togo
Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport / Lome Airport - LFW
The airport is located four miles (7km) northeast of central Lomé. Car rental companies can be found at the airport, though prices tend to be very high. Airport facilities include a bureau de change, post office, bank, a VIP lounge, bars, restaurants, cafeterias, a gift shop and duty free shopping. No departure tax. Mobile phone theft is rife in Lome.
Ibis Lome Centre Hotel has a free airport-hotel shuttle service.
Turkey
Atatürk International Airport - 15km (9m) southwest of Istanbul city centre. 2007 - 25 million passengers.
Emirates A380 passengers to shower at 43,000 feet - First-class passengers may shower and enjoy a drink at the upstairs bar on Dubai-based airline Emirates. The first of 58 Airbus A380s on order.
Big Bus Tours (airconditioned) are a good option to get your bearings once arrived, get on or off the buses as you please during the 24 hours your pass allows. Taxis rank near shopping malls and 5-star hotels when you know where you want to go. Passing cabs on main roads are hard to find in Dubai and you don't want to be outside for long. 50C (in the shade) 80% to 90% humidity.
Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetia - CCS. 13 miles (21 kilometres) from the capital Caracas.
Virgin Islands
Cyril E King Airport - STT. Situated two miles (5km) west of Charlotte Amalie on St Thomas Island. There are buses and taxis available to transfer passengers to the main towns and resorts. Many hotels also offer transport.
St John Island - SJF
Henry E Rohlsen Airport - STX. Situated six miles (11km) south west of Christiansted on St Croix Island.
200 million passengers pass through one of BAA’s airports each year and the London airports are the hub of the east and west international transport system.
In 1999 241 million passengers travelled in New York taxicabs, while in 2000 the total taxi fares paid in New York City was more than 1 billion dollars.
Today there are around 13,000 New York taxicabs and the average number of rides during one 12-hour shift is 30.
London's Hackney Carriages was originally a carriage drawn by an ambling horse or mare, but the name is now synonymous with a taxi, particularly London’s black cabs. The English capital’s last horse drawn carriage received its licence in 1946 (and surrendered it in 1947), although some other licensing authorities, such as York, still license horse drawn taxis.
Gas-powered, meter-equipped taxis began operating in London in 1903.
Two-way radios first appeared in taxicabs in the 1940s.
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